Core Maths Conferences: Summer & Autumn Series

Derby

Overview

A free one-day professional development and networking conference, dedicated to exploring interesting and stimulating ways of introducing Core Maths topics in the classroom. The conference will also share resources for the teaching of Core Maths, including our free online Core Maths platform.

We welcome first time or returning Core Maths Conference delegates. Thanks to the wide array of optional workshops on offer, there’s something for everyone, so please feel free to sign up regardless of your level of experience with Core Maths or your past attendance to AMSP Core Maths events.

Who will benefit from attending?

These conferences are suitable for any teacher who is currently teaching Core Maths or who expects to do so in the near future. The content will be relevant to all of the Core Maths specifications.

Eligibility

Priority will be given to teachers from state-funded schools and colleges.

Programme

Delegates will have the opportunity to select two optional workshops for the morning sessions and will also attend a session on resources and a keynote plenary.

Rob has written or co-written eleven books, some of which have appeared in several languages. The majority are about the maths of everyday life, but he has also written books on cricket, memory and creative thinking. He is Director of Maths Inspiration; a national programme of interactive lecture shows in theatres that has reached over 100,000 teenagers in the last ten years.

Optional workshops

Session Title

Session Description

Getting started with Core Maths

This is aimed at schools/colleges who are offering Core Maths for the first time in September 2019, or are planning to offer it in September 2020. The focus will be on strategies for how to plan and deliver Core Maths lessons, suggestions for promoting Core Maths, timetabling, support and professional development. There will also be time for asking any questions you may have about getting started with the course.

Correlation

This session is aimed at those who are new to teaching Correlation. Correlation is in all the Core Maths specifications. This session will lead through a lesson on correlation and some ideas of how to teach it. We will also look at some examination questions from the different examination boards. You will need a laptop for this session.

Using Technology in Core Maths

This session will explore how online statistical tools and existing software such as Microsoft Excel and GeoGebra can be used to enhance Core Maths lessons. It is aimed at prospective, current and experienced teachers of Core Maths. You will need a laptop for this session.

QUIBANS – Live!

QUIBANS are ‘Questions Inspired By A News Story’. In this workshop you will take as a starting point something from the news and we will then analyse the claims in the article, often either finding that there are problems or errors in it, or that we can work out other interesting things. Along the way the students carry out Fermi estimation, practise important statistical reasoning, use percentages in different contexts and test conclusions. Led by Mark Dawes, one of the first Core Maths teachers and creator of the original QUIBANS blog and resources, this engaging session is aimed at prospective, new and experienced Core Maths teachers.

Working with World Data

This session is open to all regardless of Core Maths experience. It is inspired by the work of Hans Rosling and The Royal Geographical Society and during it we will explore how we can incorporate world data into the teaching of Core Maths. You will need a laptop for this session.

Resources session

This session is an opportunity to explore the resources on our free online Core Maths Platform for students, which is due to be unveiled during the 2019/2020 academic year. For those with more Core Maths experience, there will also be an opportunity for you to share your favourite resources.

We recommend that you bring a laptop for this session, but we will also provide paper copies of the some of the resources too.

Cost

This conference is free of charge to state-funded schools and colleges.

Schools and colleges located within Priority Areas are eligible to receive a further subsidy of £250 to support staff cover and travel costs.